Douglas Kenyon
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: We are actively searching for an adult male with memory issues who went missing yesterday
The Costa Mesa Police Department is actively searching for a missing adult male that went missing yesterday.
On Dec. 1, 2018, Douglas Kenyon, 67 years old, from Costa Mesa, left his residence and went missing. He has memory issues and cognitive difficulties. Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: Joint operation targeting local parolees and gang members results in 12 arrests
On Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, CMPD Gang Investigators, an OC Deputy Probation Officer, and State Parole Agents conducted a joint operation targeting local parolees and gang members, which resulted in the arrest of 12 subjects: Continue reading
Stephen Taylor Scarpa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged today with murder for driving under the influence of drugs and colliding with off-duty Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Captain Mike Kreza, who was cycling in Mission Viejo.
Defendant: Stephen Taylor Scarpa, 25, Mission Viejo
Charged today with: Continue reading
Captain Mike Kreza with Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue
JOINT STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCSD Investigating Major Accident involving Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Captain
MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (November 3, 2018) – This morning just after 8 a.m. OCSD deputies responded to the scene of a traffic collision on eastbound Alicia Parkway near Via Burgos in Mission Viejo. Upon arrival, deputies found the victim, a male bicyclist in his 40s, laying in the roadway unresponsive with visible head and body trauma. The Orange County Fire Authority responded and transported the victim to a local hospital in critical condition.
From initial witness statements, the driver of a van struck the victim while he was riding his bicycle eastbound on Alicia Parkway. The driver remained at the scene and was evaluated for DUI by an OCSD deputy trained as a drug recognition expert. He is suspected to be under the influence of a controlled substance at the time of the collision and multiple prescription medications were in his vehicle. Continue reading
Felony hate crime and other charges were filed Tuesday against Bryce Cameron Agius, 27, a man accused of directing racially derogatory comments at four Latino men, throwing a knife at a Costa Mesa police officer and head-butting another officer when taken to jail, according to the O.C. Register.
Agius, who is white, is charged with four counts of committing a hate crime and one count each of assault with a weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest, according to Deputy District Attorney Jake Jondle, according to CBS News. Continue reading
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The Santa Ana City Council recognized former Santa Ana resident Julie Lynn Kindstrand Nelson for taking first place at the World Cup Skateboarding Pro Tech Pool Party back in 2009, as we reported.
Kindstrand has now posted on her Facebook page that she was molested by a skateboarding coach, Neal Hendrix. Here is the message she posted: Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: CMPD is seeking the public’s help in identifying two men suspected of stabbing a woman
The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is seeking the public’s help in identifying two men suspected of stabbing a 57-year-old woman, who was driving near College Avenue between Baker Street and Gisler Avenue, early this morning.
Today, Oct. 23, 2018, at about 4:00 a.m., the female victim was driving a dark-colored Toyota SUV along College Avenue, between Baker Street and Gisler Avenue, when she was confronted by two male adults in the street. They are described as two adult males wearing dark hoodies and jean pants. The victim momentarily stopped her SUV, at which time both suspects forcibly entered the SUV. Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) collaborated with the Orange County Probation Department (OC Probation) on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, to conduct compliance checks on offenders subject to Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS), per the State Prison Realignment Assembly Bill 109. These checks were designed to locate and audit the activity of local criminal offenders residing within the City of Costa Mesa, who are under the supervision of OC Probation. Continue reading
Brandon Alexis Mumtaz
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: Man suspected of indecent exposure in Costa Mesa arrested and charged yesterday
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement seeking potential additional victims of a man arrested and charged yesterday with indecent exposure to high school and college students in Costa Mesa.
Brandon Alexis Mumtaz, 18, Costa Mesa, was arrested and charged on Oct. 11, 2018, with the following misdemeanor counts: Continue reading
Costa Mesa Suspect
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: Seeking public’s help in identifying man suspected of lewd conduct and child annoyance
On Oct. 3, 2018, at about 4:00 p.m., a teenage female victim was walking home from high school on the 900 block of Presidio Drive in Costa Mesa. A newer black 2-door convertible pulled up and parked next to her. The suspect remained in his vehicle and spoke to the victim while exposing his penis to her. Continue reading
Charles Oswald
Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) Gang Investigators, the CMPD TARGET Deputy Probation Officer, and a State Parole Agent conducted a joint enforcement sweep targeting several local gang parolees on Sep. 26.
The sweep targeted four locations of interest within Costa Mesa and resulted in the arrest of four subjects including Angel Estrada, 25, Lake Forest, Bryant Islas, 35, Santa Ana, and Binh Giang, 31, Westminster, for being in violation of their parole. Continue reading
Thuy “Tina” Rucks
Case # 18CF2703, 18CF2704, 18CF2706-18CF2710, 18CF2712, 18CF2713, 18CF2717
Date: September 26, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas recently formed the Sober Living-home Investigation and Prosecution (SLIP) task force to stop large scale insurance fraud and to address citizen and community complaints and concerns about criminal activities occurring within the addiction treatment industry. SLIP netted 11 defendants in a multi-million dollar, large scale insurance fraud scheme. Five doctors, two administrators, and four body brokers were charged with participating in this scheme.
The OCDA set out to find and stop unscrupulous addiction treatment operators and medical professionals who are reaping financial gains off the backs of this vulnerable population seeking recovery (Public Hearing on Rehabilitation Exploitation and Health Care Trafficking in Costa Mesa). Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Saturday morning, Sept. 15, 2018, at approximately 12:06 a.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Victoria Street and Pacific Avenue regarding an injury traffic collision.
Officers arrived to find a black 2015 Honda Accord had struck a traffic signal pole. The driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Patrick John Harris from Huntington Beach, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The CMPD Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded to the scene and began their investigation. Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: CMPD to conduct a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday
CMPD TO CONDUCT DUI AND DRIVER’S LICENSE CHECKPOINT
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. within the city limits.
DUI checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspensions and other expenses that can exceed $10,000. Continue reading
Robert Bouton McDougal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 17WF1373
Date: August 30, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange Coast College (OCC) student was sentenced today to six months in jail for vandalizing two campus safety vehicles and violating a protective order to stay away from the school campus.
Defendant: Robert Bouton McDougal, 21, Costa Mesa
Pleaded guilty to the court on July 12, 2018 to the following misdemeanor counts: Continue reading